[fergus51]

Couldn't agree more!

[135ctv]

I don't see any problem with an instructor asking this question. I certainly don't think an instructor should be reported for asking as long as the instructor was unbiased. If anything, questions such as this serve to stimulate discussion and expose students to views that may differ from their own. This is part of higher education.

At the risk of being slammed for my answer, I'll give my answer to this. First, as a patient, I prefer ANY nurse who listens, addresses my concerns, is caring, and interacts with me in a professional manner. That being said, I find that women sometimes tend to take things more personally and also tend to be more moody than men. If I had to choose between a male and female nurse, knowing nothing else about them, I would choose the male.

I realize this is a broad generalization. I'm sure everyone could come up with as many male nurses who fit that description as female nurses who don't. It's just my personal feelings on the matter.

[All41]

Help me out here, is this a "mobbing"? No one waited to find out why the instructor asked the question. It may be out of context from something larger and thought provoking-not flame provoking. Ya think?

[donmurray]

Flo was not alone in the Crimea, there was at least one other proto-nurse out there doing as much to help the sick and wounded. Her name was Mary Seacole, but she never got the public attention that Florence did. Perhaps because she did not have the benefit of Florences' upper middle class connections, or maybe being black didn't help.

[clintn91180]

I am a male nursing student, and I am really glad to see that most nurses aren't prejudiced towards males entering the profession. I think how good a nurse you are depends on your character, and their will be good and bad nurses of both genders.

[jaelle]

I have to say that I feel very sorry for some of the biased, opinionated, discriminatory, downright evil things that I've witnessed female supervisor/chargenurse/nurse manager types say and do to male nurses. After all the years that females were discriminated against for the dumbest reasons....some of these women seem bound and determined to forget what it felt like and do it to the men in our profession.
One example: I watched one young man...a CNA going to school for his RN, working at the same hospital I did, working just as hard as I was, but treated most shamefully. When assignments were passed out he was told he couldn't give baths to female patients, or be anywhere in the vicinity of the patient if anything invasive were being done. This guy was forced to float off of the floor 3 times as often as his female counterparts. He was accused of not being "trustworthy" to be around female patients because his mannerisms were too sexual in nature. (The poor guy was gay for crying out loud). He finally got fed up and quit. We lost a great nurse that day. This is just one example. All of the males on my floor were treated the same way...bound by the same prejudices. I'm ashamed of the women that treat guys this way. As soon as we quit thinking in a negative way....our patients will follow our lead. So I think that the question of who does the patient want to take care of them is ill-spirited and irrelevant. The patients...like us....want expert care. In all honesty...how many male patients are asked whether they want a male or female nurse? You have this female RN's supprt Gentlemen. Oh and by the way. Just because a male is a nurse...it is not written in stone that they are gay. So don't assume!

[MHN]

Like most have said the gender doesn't matter nurses are nurses as long as they have apprpriate training and fulfill registration requirements and remember how to work and are not careless or dangerous in their practice.
uap Naw never!!
The tutor should have promoted EEO discussion reinforcing the EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY that is employment and promotion by merit

[RN6699]

Shame on that instructor for letting this continue! The better nurse is the one that cares for their patients!

[DougD1]

What was the context of the question? It could indicate a built in prejudice against men, on the other hand it could kind of be a genuine attempt at getting a real dialog going. Case in point:A patient this week was saturating bandages several times a shift and filling up his JP drain in 1/2 to one hour after a total knee replacement. This went on for 1 and a half days until a fellow male nurse and I insisted that the surgical resident come and evaluate him. We sent him back to surgery with a hemoglobin below 8 after transfusing two units. While the prior nurses caring for him had called the docs they bought the line
that this was "Normal" bleeding, we didn't, and insisted that they come down to evaluate him. On entering his room the next day after surgery he told his wife "Here is the man who saved me." Gave me a lump in my throat and a really good feeling to say the least!!!
Compassion, committment and competence are not gender specific. Keep it real gang!!!!
Let's support and learn from each other for the benefit not just for ourselves, but those who place themselves in our care!!!!

[chandra]

I feel regardless of gender any one who has knoledge and puts in practice with compassion dedication and empathetic feeling is a good nurse